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Calendering

A process where raw rubber passes between a series of large steel rollers. The final roller impresses the outsole design into the rubber that is later cut into soles. Rollers are also used to help prepare raw rubber for the production of rubber biscuits for the compression molding process.

Committee

Footwear & Tire

Date Added to Lexicon

06/12/2023

Technical Report/Other Source (Author, Title of report. Publisher, Year.)

ASB TR 097, Terminology Used for Forensic Footwear and Tire Evidence. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2019. Source link